Nokia G21 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Nokia G21

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - global verion; 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - LATAM

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28, 40, 66 - LATAM

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

164.6 mm

164.8 mm
Width

75.9 mm

77.2 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

190 g

208 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Dusk, Nordic Blue

Black, Bronze, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.9 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

1440 x 3088 pixels
Pixel density

270 ppi

496 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

90Hz, 400 nits (typ)

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

-

HDR10+, Always-on display, 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A75

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A55

Dual-core - global / Triple-core - USA 2.50 - global / 2.42 - USA GHz Cortex-A76 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 - global / 1.8 - USA GHz Cortex-A55 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
Chipset

Unisoc T606

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ - USA
GPU

Mali-G57 MP1

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
Memory RAM

3, 4 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64, 128 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

512 GB

-
Storage

eMMC 5.1

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm

108 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm, 26 mm
(macro) , 2 MP

12 MP, f/3.0 , 120 mm, 1.0 µm, 5x optical zoom , 50x hybrid zoom
(depth) , 2 MP

12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, tracking autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes (market dependent)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes